North Mecklenburg waltzed into their game on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Hopewell Titans. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Vikings also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 25-22, 24-26, 25-23.
North Mecklenburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 16.8.
Despite the loss, Hopewell had strong showings from Alivia Pettit, who had eight digs and four aces, and Kenadie Kurosawa, who had seven digs and 19 assists. Pettit is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
North Mecklenburg's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7. As for Hopewell, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 9-4 record.
North Mecklenburg will welcome West Charlotte at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hopewell, they will face off against Hough at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hough will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Hopewell surely won't give up without a fight.
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